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...Five, Six, Seven, Eight!
On September 14, six DAC students and five parents took a trip into Boston to see A Chorus Line. A Chorus Line is the longest running American Broadway musical and is the winner of nine Tony Awards. After enjoying a delicious all you can eat brunch, which featured made to order pancakes, omlets, and stir frys, at Fire & Ice, the group headed over to the Boston Opera House to see the show.
This high-energy show was presented without intermission. The story takes place on a bare stage in a Broadway theater in 1975. Casting for a new Broadway musical is almost complete and 17 dancers are auditioning for the remaining 8 spots in the chorus line. Through the audition, we learned about each dancer, how they came to be dancer and what casting in this show means to them. We also learned how being a member of a chorus is different from being a principal dancer. This was particularly illustrated through the character of Cassie, who left NY to become a star, and has now returned and hoping just to be a part of the chorus.
All of the DAC students who attended have had the experience of auditioning for roles and performing in DAC's various dance concerts. They were able to relate and compare their audition experiences and their dance dreams to those of the characters. They were also able to critically review the dancer's performances as they formed circles that weren't completely circular and lines that were not always straight. Skills they are all still working on in their own performances.
Overall, everyone enjoyed the show. The day only got better when after the show the students met Colin Bradbury (Bobby) who signed autographs and posed for pictures with them. |
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Coming Events
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Youth Division Peek Week November 10-15
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Holiday Concert Photo Shoot November 16
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Nutcracker Dance Workshop December 7 1-3 or 3:30-5:30 Holiday Dance Concert December 20 3pm & 7pm
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Ensemble Outreach Performances December 22
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Winter Break December 22-January 4
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Snow Queen Dance Workshop January 4(1:00-3:00 for 3-4 year olds & 3:30-5:30 for 5-7 year olds)
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Spring Ensemble Auditions January 10 (Auditions 2:30-4:30 for Advanced Beginners & Up, Parent Information
Meeting 4:30-5:00
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Parent/Teacher Conferences January 17 for Adv. Beg. & Up
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Fairy Tea Party January 18 1:00-3:00
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Peek Week for Youth & Main Division January 19-24
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Voice & Perspective
If you would like to share your views about your experience at DAC or if you would like to contribute an article for the next newsletter, please submit them to Karyn Edison, Director at dancingartscenter@gmail.com
by December 15 for January publication. All submissions will be considered for printing pending available space.
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Holiday Concert Preparations Underway
Walk through the doors of DAC on any Saturday afternoon and you can
feel the excitement. Wardrobes are being created, dancers are
rehearsing, and tickets are being sold. Outside of DAC, scenery and
props are being built. Weeknights are abuzz with modern and jazz
rehearsals. A make-up workshop and costume parade have already been
held and there will be a photo shoot with all the dancers and a
professional photographer in mid-November. Preparations have been
underway since early September for DAC's annual Holiday Concert to be
held on December 20 at Wellesley College's beautiful Sorenson Theater.
This
year the Holiday Concert will feature the ballet Cinderella,
choreographed by our own Mr. Stewarte, and seasonal modern and jazz
pieces choreographed by Mrs. Edison and Ms. Hawkins. Approximately 50
dancers from the ages of 6 to 18 have been working hard to prepare for
this concert.
If you've never been to DAC's Holiday Concert,
this is a great time to try something new. If you've been to DAC's
Holiday Concerts in the past, you're to sure to enjoy this fresh new
production. Be sure to order your tickets
now. Group discounts are available when ordered before December 10th. |
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Student Concert: Another Successful Production
 On October 25 & 26 approximately 40 students participated in DAC's annual Student Dance Concert. The entire dance concert was created by students, from choreography and dancing to lighting, ushering, and stage managing. Choreographers and dancers planned and managed their own rehearsal time and had to audition their pieces serveral times in front of panels of their peers and their teachers before being accepted into the cast. The result was a delightful concert that ranged from the fairy tale imaginations of the very young to the more skeptical and searching movements of the older dancers. Thank you to all who supported the concert this year. We hope you enjoyed the show. |
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Give Me a Break!
DAC staff and students will have a short break for Thanksgiving from November 26-30. After this, preparations for our upcoming holiday concert will be in full gear with studio run-throughs, dress rehearsals, and theater rehearsals culminating in two theater performances on December 20 and two outreach performances at local nursing homes on December 22. No wonder everyone will be looking forward to an almost two week winter break! Taking a break allows you to recuperate and to return to dance with renewed interest.
You should not feel guilty about resting, reconnecting with friends and family, and taking some well-deserved time to just hang around the house in your pajamas. This is a great time to read a book, watch a movie, listen to music, visit a museum, see a show, or take a nature walk.
With such a long break, it is easy to get out of shape. During this downtime there are simple things you can do to help you be ready for a strong return to dance:
- Stretch daily - you can even do this while watching TV
- Sit and walk with good posture
- Eat sensibly - this doesn't mean you can't enjoy holiday treats, but be sure to eat healthy food first
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November is Harvest Month
November is Harvest Month and with it comes an
array of food colors, textures, and thus nutrients. With parsnips,
sweet potatoes, apples, pumpkins, winter squash, pears, beets, turnips,
clementines, and pomegrantes in season, it's just as easy now as it was
in the summer to eat a rainbow of colors everyday. One easy way to
reduce the fat and enjoy this season's vegetables is to roast them. Not
only are roasted vegetables good for you and easy to make, they are
also delicious because their natural sugars get carmelized during the
cooking process. Try this recipe:
Roasted Vegetables
INGREDIENTS: 6 carrots, halved crosswise, then lengthwise
3 sweet potatoes, cut into large chunks
2 medium onions, peeled, each cut into 8 wedges
1 acorn squash, unpeeled, quartered
lengthwise, seeded and cut crosswise into 1/2
inch slices
4 Tablespoons olive oil
1 cup balsamic vinegar
Kosher salt to taste
DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large
roasting pan, combine vegetables and olive oil; toss until vegetables
are coated. Roast vegetables until golden and tender, stirring
occassionally, about 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan,
simmer balsamic vinegar over medium heat until reduced by half. Vinegar
will become syrupy as it reduces. When vegetables are roasted, sprinkle
with Kosher salt to taste, then drizzle with the balsamic syrup.
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DAC In the News
Dancing Arts Center sends out press releases to local newspapers commemorating our student's or faculty's achievements and announcing upcoming events and auditions.
If you see a DAC press release in your local paper, please send in a copy for us or email the communications director at dancingarts.pr@gmail.com with the information or electronic link.
This will help us keep track of which press releases are being published in which papers. Thank you for your help.
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